Cyrus Langhorne
R&B singer Faith Evans recently talked about her late ex-husband Notorious B.I.G.‘s murder investigation and acknowledged possibly never finding his killer.
In a new interview, Faith acknowledged Biggie Smalls’ murder still being unsolved after nearly 20 years.
“I just feel like in our hearts we, me and his mom, feel like we know what happened and … we know justice may never be served – We know he was murdered, but we believe that the LAPD knows who’s responsible. That’s what we believe,” Faith said in an interview. “All we can do is hope that that happens. But we’re just happy that we’re here to preserve his legacy and [make sure] his kids are happy and they’re living great lives. They realize the importance that he played in his short time, not only on this earth, but even shorter time in the music industry. He, obviously not knowing, he definitely built something for them.” (HuffPost Live)
Last year, the singer and Bad Boy Records CEO Diddy paid homage to B.I.G. during a Los Angeles performance.
Faith Evans brought along some old friends during her show at the House of Blues in L.A. on Wednesday. Following an opening set from Kelly Price, the R&B diva was joined onstage by Diddy, who helped her pay tribute to her late husband, the Notorious B.I.G., with their classic “I’ll Be Missing You.” “Thanks to my bro @iamdiddy for coming out to rock the stage w/me & @1500orNOTHIN 2nite!” tweeted Faith. During her appearance on “Bethenny,” Faith spoke about her relationship with her former Bad Boy boss. “We keep in touch. He sends my kids Christmas gifts every year,” she said. (Rap-Up)
Evans appeared on television personality Arsenio Hall‘s talk show in 2013 and spoke on B.I.G.’s murder case.
“We just basically stopped spending our money on trying to hope that the LAPD was gonna do, you know, their part. You know what I’m saying? It’s not closed. It’s just a matter of when they really feel like they wanna do the right thing ’cause we in our hearts kinda feel like we know what happened and we believe that they know what happened. You know, we’ll probably be the biggest case in the city’s history.” (“Arsenio”)
Evans also suggested the financial repercussion may likely have contributed to the LAPD’s lack of progress.
“So I’m sure – they don’t feel good about having to write a check that big. But for us, it’s not about that. We spend millions of dollars on lawyers fees, we’ve never gotten anything from it. It’s more about trying to do what’s right – for his family and his loved ones and his kids, you know. We definitely had gotten to a point where we realized that they may not ever happen and that’s really sad.” (“Arsenio”)
